• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2009
High School Student Discovers Rare Space Object

High School Student Discovers Rare Space Object

Rotating Radio Transients are fairly rare

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2009
Fermi Finds 16 New Pulsating Neutron Stars

Fermi Finds 16 New Pulsating Neutron Stars

They are powerful gamma-ray radiation sources

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2009
Fermi Identifies and Studies Dozens of Pulsars

Fermi Identifies and Studies Dozens of Pulsars

The telescope is severely under-appreciated for its achievements

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 3rd, 2009
Fermi Discovers Radio-Quiet Gamma-Ray Pulsar Group

Fermi Discovers Radio-Quiet Gamma-Ray Pulsar Group

Its search technique has been developed by UC Santa Cruz physicists

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 17th, 2009
New Magnetar Identified 15,000 Light-Years Away

New Magnetar Identified 15,000 Light-Years Away

The object is a soft gamma repeater

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 22nd, 2009
Astronomers Find How Dead Pulsars Revive Again

Astronomers Find How Dead Pulsars Revive Again

They cannibalize nearby objects

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2009
Small Pulsar Generates 150 Light-Year-Wide Nebula

Small Pulsar Generates 150 Light-Year-Wide Nebula

It has only 12 miles in diameter

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2009
200 Million-Year-Old Pulsar Remains Active

200 Million-Year-Old Pulsar Remains Active

It's currently observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2009
Fermi Revolutionizes Pulsar Knowledge

Fermi Revolutionizes Pulsar Knowledge

The former GLAST telescope was deployed last June

 
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